Inbev winter bowls

LEES/SPRINGHEAD clinched the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘B’ Division title thanks to their 8-3 defeat of Lower Failsworth on Chadderton Cot’s artificial surface.

With only one fixture remaining, they are 16 points ahead of nearest rivals North Chadderton, who overcame Stalybridge 7-4.

Waterloo and Taunton need six points from their final fixture of the season if they are to clinch the ‘A’ Division title. Waterloo improved their position with a 10-1 defeat of Chadderton Cot, while second-placed Springbank kept their title hopes alive by beating New Street 8-3.

‘A’ DIVISION

New Street (140) 3 Springbank (148) 8: C Whittaker 18 A Hodson 21, R J Lorimer 10 D Crabtree 21, M Suthers 21 J Hynes 18, K Newbury 19 L Roberts 21, A Cairns 21 Martin Hodson 17, A Shackleton 21 W McDermott 8, J Jolly 14 B Stapleton 21, M Holden 16 G Smedley 21.

Nimble Nook (142) 3 Hopwood (158) 8: D Booth 16 K McHugh 21, S Schofield 21 G Gwilliam 16, S Mellor 21 B Cosgrave 20, R Ankers 11 C Chapman 21, R Price 19 T Fahy 21, A Comer 14 R Goodman 21, F Cassidy 19 M Heselwood 21, B Seville 21 S McHugh 17.

Chadderton Cot (88) 1 Waterloo and Taunton (165) 10: A Gardner 21 A Critchlow 18, P Butler 2 L Lawton 21, A Jackson 14 A Walker 21, P G Brooks 16 C Roberts 21, C Bennett 9 L Turner 21, P Biram 10 G I Wilson 21, G Tomkinson 8 C Heyes 21, F Shaw 8 P Leah 21.

Chadderton Cot (107) 2 Royle (157) 9: A Jackson 21 T Hedderman 17, F Shaw 13 J Wade 21, P Biram 21 A Rushton 14, C Bennett 19 G Coverdale 21, G Tomkinson 11 D Murray 21, P Butler 9 M Gillies 21, P G Brooks 6 P Fielding 21, R Mack 7 N Brooks 21.

‘B’ DIVISION

Dogwood (139) 3 Vixens (151) 8: G Hallsor 18 M Harrington 21, P Heighway 21 B Cooper 20, A Simpson 21 P Norton 13, C Breakell 16 C Kewley 21, R Crossley 8 A Burgess 21, R Collier 21 D Fish 13, D Brierley 15 A Woolley 21, A Bonter 19 B Flanagan 21.

Failsworth (121) 3 Lees/Springhead (152) 8: B Yates 21 T Rogers 17, J Fox 15 B Reddyoff 21, P Gleaves 14 M McLean 21, M Burgess 21 P Roberts 13, J Melia 21 A Cooke 17, B Corr 5 J Ashton 21, G Goldrick 16 W Roberts 21, J Halliwell 8 S Wild 21.

Stalybridge (146) 4 North Chadderton (151) 7: D Winder 21 A Rowbottom 16, P McGuiness 21 W Holland 18, C Lindfield 21 B Sheridan 16, S J Vincent 20 C Brooks 21, M Hulston 12 L Schofield 21, S Vincent 20 G Flint 21, D McGuiness 10 J Rudkin 21, T Wood 21 D Mountford 17.